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ContentInfo Class

The ContentInfo class represents the CMS/PKCS #7 ContentInfo data structure as defined in the CMS/PKCS #7 standards document. This data structure is the basis for all CMS/PKCS #7 messages.

System.Object
  System.Security.Cryptography.Pkcs.ContentInfo

Namespace:  System.Security.Cryptography.Pkcs
Assembly:  System.Security (in System.Security.dll)
[HostProtectionAttribute(SecurityAction.LinkDemand, MayLeakOnAbort = true)]
public sealed class ContentInfo

The ContentInfo type exposes the following members.

  Name Description
Public method ContentInfo(Byte()) The ContentInfo(Byte()) constructor creates an instance of the ContentInfo class by using an array of byte values as the data and a default object identifier (OID) that represents the content type.
Public method ContentInfo(Oid, Byte()) The ContentInfo(Oid, Byte()) constructor creates an instance of the ContentInfo class by using the specified content type and an array of byte values as the data.
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  Name Description
Public property Content The Content property retrieves the content of the CMS/PKCS #7 message.
Public property ContentType The ContentType property retrieves the Oid object that contains the object identifier (OID) of the content type of the inner content of the CMS/PKCS #7 message.
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  Name Description
Public method Equals(Object) Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
Protected method Finalize Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method Static member GetContentType The GetContentType static method retrieves the outer content type of the encoded ContentInfo message represented by an array of byte values.
Public method GetHashCode Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method GetType Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
Protected method MemberwiseClone Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method ToString Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)
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Note Note

The HostProtectionAttribute attribute applied to this type or member has the following Resources property value: MayLeakOnAbort. The HostProtectionAttribute does not affect desktop applications (which are typically started by double-clicking an icon, typing a command, or entering a URL in a browser). For more information, see the HostProtectionAttribute class or SQL Server Programming and Host Protection Attributes.

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.
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